Mikeab07 Bowling Scores

[boatman37]

Yeah. Last week our lanes were very dry. I'm a lefty and left 2 9 pins. I never leave 9's. This whole season in 39 games these were the only times I left 9 pins. In fact in 2 years (283 games) I had only left the 9 pin 6 times until the other night. Ball was just dying and deflecting when it hit and I was using my weakest ball.

[Mikeab07]

Yeah. Last week our lanes were very dry. I'm a lefty and left 2 9 pins. I never leave 9's. This whole season in 39 games these were the only times I left 9 pins. In fact in 2 years (283 games) I had only left the 9 pin 6 times until the other night. Ball was just dying and deflecting when it hit and I was using my weakest ball.

9 pins are my arch enemy as far as my most common leaves. Lost quiet a few 300 games off of a stone 9 in the late stages of the game I have nightmares every time I see one lol.

[Mikeab07]

11/21/19
Thursday Night Mens: 190,237,192- 619

We were on the high side again (Back ends fly fronts hook early) I have class Thursday nights and it ran a little over so I missed all of shadows and had to catch up the first 2 frames. Bury the first 2 for the double then go 9 pin 9 pin 8 pin. From there I started to get early hook and just couldn't chase it left fast enough. Game 2 had a little something going but lost it late and game 3 was more of the same. After we finished up I jumped a good 10 boards left was laying it down next to the left gutter crossing the arrows at 30 out to about 10 and that seemed to be the line.

I've traditionally really struggled at this house on the high side for a few years and I think the biggest issue is not wanting to get too deep too soon and blow the pattern apart. I force myself to play right and try and make hand position changes instead of just getting in and opening up the lane, more on this on Friday.

11/22/19
Friday Night Mens: 247,257,247- 751

After I wrapped up Thursday a few of the guys on the other team gave me a couple tips essentially telling me to move my breakpoint in closer to 10. Its an older wood lane house so its high friction. I've also tried this before but usually get nervous of blowing it through the spot or tugging it inside.

So Friday in shadows started to really try and keep the breakpoint just a little tighter and wow did it make a difference. front 7 game 2 and front 6 game 3, left a couple ringing 10s game 2 and a few flat 10s late game 3. I used the Phaze 2 all 3 games. Probably should of switched into my Gravity Evolve middle of game 3 I was starting to feel just a bit of carry down. Needed something with a little bigger engine to hook through that spot and drive, of course I switched after we finished and buried 4 in a row 10 back after the fact. Really throwing the ball good right now and with this slight adjustment to lane play looking forward to some big scores.

[Timmyb]

Friday was nice!

[Mikeab07]

11/29/19
Friday Night Mens: 244,231,173- 648

What started off as a great night with back to back quality games things came to a screeching halt game 3. I went 9 spare strike up until the 10th frame where I then 4-9 split which I had all strikes on the right lane up until the 10th. Never seen anything like it all 9's on the left lane of the pair. Pocket hits leaving wrap 10 wrap 10, 7, wrap 10, 4 pin. Used the Gravity Evolve all 3 games and it looked great even the last game just could not get it to get all 10 down on that left lane. Also a brutal night for points we only walked away with 2 out of 7 so all in all a disappointing night.

11/30/19
Saturday Night Mixed: 184,245,246- 675

So after going an entire game without striking on the left lane, I apparently decided to have a mental block on the left lane of this league as well. Could not strike to save my life the entire first game, stone 9's wrap 10's you name it I left it. Things got better from that point on as I was finally able to strike on the left lane (LOL) had 278 on the board game 2 wrapped a 10 and missed it barley first one in over a week. Game 3 was more of the same had another 268 on the board heading into the 9th and got just a pinch fast and left the 2-8 spared that to strike out in the 10th for 246. Another good night after what had me having nightmares of Friday during game 1. We took all 4 points, I will say from last year to this year my average is up around 15 pins. Last year I would of been ecstatic to shoot 675 but with how things have been going this year 675 was 7 pins under average. Crazy how fast things change and how much of a struggle it is to maintain those higher averages 1 so-so game and a missed 10 pin and I'm under average. I guess it comes with the territory and I'm not one to turn down a challenge, onto next week!